Bwilan
Disciple of Prayer
My daughter ran away last friday. I spent the whole weekend trying to locate her. her mother and i recently divorced due to abuse of her and cruelty toward me. my ex has fought to have 50/50 custody which i want her to have at some point but due mothers conviction for child abuse and violence toward those close to her i want my daughter to mature and grow more in Christ so she can have to strength to avoid the temptations her mom with throw at her. I prayed with her and talked about Gods love for us and what him giving his only son so that we could be forgiven really means. We talked about love, and how love will never ask you to lie, to cheat, to steal, how love will never pressure you, or make you feel guilty, love will alway give you a choice and let you have your free will because God want us to choose him on our own. She cried the entire time we spoke and prayed. and I know she is being pressured I told her about how God wants us to love him above all else even our parents and we should always choose the path where we walk with God and that he always loves us whether we do good or bad and despite what we do he always wants us to come back to him and that if we get lost he will leave his flock ( his other children) to come to find us and bring us back because he loves us. Her mother and her sister are constantly pressuring her to choose her mom even though she does not have custody. I told her God will always give us a choice and hopes we follow him. Help me to pray for her and give me a prayer that I can pray with her to remind her about what God wants for us and how Jesus's greatest commandment can carry through anything that comes our way as long as we keep him in our hearts. I don't think she can understand that after 13 years, I know what she would be facing if she lived with her mom, even though she only hit her once. She doesn't understand that I am doing everything I can to keep her from having to endure the same abuse that her mother has inflicted upon her older brother, her sister, and her nephew. She doesn't understand that the only reason her mother has " only hit her one time" is because I haven't given her the opportunity. Pray for me that God allows me to continue to care for her and keep her away from smoking, drinking, and drugs and a life that shuns Christ. Also, give me a prayer to pray with her before school every day to keep the Lord with her.